KARBOLITH FLOORING 


SANITARY BASE 


AND - 


WAINSCOTING 


- MANUFACTURED BY 
AMERICAN MASON SAFETY TREAD CO. 
702 OLD SOUTH BUILDING 
BOSTON, MASS. 


KARBOLITH 


The Best 


FIRE-PROOF ER OO Reine 


for all kinds of Inside Construction 


Thoroughly Sanitary, Noiseless, Elastic 
and Durable 


AVERY LjORART 
OLUMBIA UNI VERSEY 


KARBOLITH =COVERS IT 


Architects and Engineers have been seeking a flooring that shall meet the following 
qualifications : 


It must be fire-proof It must be homogeneous in texture 
It must be a non-conductor of heat, and structure 
cold and electricity It must be elastic 
It must be durable It must present a continuous fine-grained 
It must be cleanly smooth surface 
It must be dustless It must be capable of being easily repaired 
It must be sanitary It must be quickly and noiselessly installed 
It must be easy to the foot It must be light in weight 
It must be warm It must NOT chip 
It must be free from dampness It must not crack 
It must be abhorrent to germ hfe It must not tear loose from its base 
It must be noiseless It must not disintegrate 
It must be a sound deadener It must not be or become slippery 


Our KARBOLITH FLOORING covers all these above requirements. 


WHAT IS KARBOLITH? 


ARBOLITH is a composition of chemicals, some of which are of a fibrous and 
cellular nature; these furnish the conditions that produce a slightly elastic but hard 
and tough body. The cement bond employed is the very best known to science 

and unites the several ingredients into one solid body and at the same time produces a 

perfect bond with the base to which it is applied, whether that base be of concrete, wood, 

iron or stone. 


The large percentage of magnesium compounds used in this composition makes 
Karbolith ABSOLUTELY FIRE-PROOF;; the action upon it of intense heat, even in 
the presence of carbonic acid and steam, affects only the surface and that to but a slight 
degree. 


USES FOR KARBOLITH 


There are few places in modern buildings where Karbolith cannot be advantageously 
employed. It is especially adapted for 


Bath Rooms Banks 

Libraries Stores 

Billiard Rooms Cafés 

Pantries Restaurants 
Dining Rooms Office Buildings 
Kitchens Lobbies 
Churches Halls 

Hospitals Garages 
Theatres Factories 


Power Plants, etc., etc. 


For covering old or new WOOD FLOORS Karbolith has no equal as they ARE 
thereby RENDERED FIRE-PROOF and given surfaces over which walking is noise- 


less and easy. 


COLORS OF KARBOLITH FLOORING 


ARIOUS colors and shades are possible either in solid colors or in combinations. 
Designs according to taste are at the option of the artist and architect. There 
may be borders or lines of one or more colors and solid centers, or the sanitary 


base and center may be of different shades. 
The standard colors are: 


Red No. 50 

Dark Red No. 55 
Buff No. 120 

Cadet Gray No. 200 


Slate No. 45 
Green No. 8 
Black No. 150 
White No. 00 


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Combines advantageously with No. oo 


Also with Nos. 200 and 120 
Also with Nos. 45 and 200 
Also with Nos. 120 and 150 


Manufactured by the 
American Mason Safety Tread Company 
Boston, Mass. 


Also with No. 120 
Also with No. 150 
Also with Nos. 45 and 8 


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Combines advantageously with No. oo 


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Manufactured by the 
American Mason Safety Tread Company 
Boston, Mass. 


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Combines advantageously with No. oo 
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Also with Nos. 45 and 50 
Also with Nos. 45 and 120 


Manufactured by the 
American Mason Safety Tread Company 
Boston, Mass. 


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American Mason Safety Tread Company 
Boston, Mass. 


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Boston, Mass. 


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Combines advantageously with No. oo 


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Also with No. 120 Also with Nos. 50 and oo 
Also with Nos. 50 and 120 Also with Nos. 120 and oo 


Manufactured by the 
American Mason Safety Tread Company 
Boston, Mass. 





HOW KARBOLITH WEARS 


HE numerous monolithic, marble, tile, terraza, and other stone and stone compounds 
used for flooring are so hard that ordinary wear produces an abrasion that grinds 
off the surface, and the resultant fine grist or dust aids in the further destruction of 

the floor. ‘This dust is injurious to lungs and machinery. 

Karbolith withstands this abrasion better than any other material, being preserved 
through its elasticity. 

It is but slightly affected by acids, alkalies or other corrosive materials. Stains of ink, 
blood, etc., in almost all instances, wash out without trouble. 

In case of accident, due to settling of buildings, causing cracks, these can be easily 
remedied without tearing up the whole floor, or even by resurfacing, as the material is laid 
in a plastic form; such repairs may be done at a nominal cost, making the work the same 
as new. 

Karbolith is unaffected by changes of temperature as it is a non-conductor of heat and 
cold. ‘There is no contraction or expansion produced by varying atmospheric conditions, 
yet its elasticity allows it to adapt itself to the expansion or contraction of any base upon 
which it may be bound, without injury to its surface. 

It is a deadener of sound, similar to rubber flooring, and a non-conductor of electricity. 


A SANITARY FLOORING 


ARBOLITH is the most sanitary flooring manufactured. It is easily kept clean as 
there are no crevices or cracks for decaying animal or vegetable matter to accumu- 
late or obtain entrance. The method of laying and finishing the flooring hermetic- 

ally seals the entire surface. When laid with our 


SANITARY BASE 


*t can be washed with cold or hot water and disinfectants, or sprayed with a hose, as there 
are no cracks or joints, the base and flooring when completed serving as a single piece. The 
perfectly smooth floor leaves no chance for the accumulation of dust, dirt or filth. 


INSTALLATION 


ARBOLITH has been laid at all times of the year and in all sorts of locations. It 
kK can be used on wood, stone, concrete, asphalt, cement and metals. It has been 
subjected to heavy traffic within twenty-four hours from the time of installing and 
satisfactory results attained. It is laid in a plastic state, similar to cement, plaster or mortar, 
and hardens quickly. Being comparatively light in weight it can be used on upper, weak 
or unsupported structures where heavier material would be prohibitive. 

The ordinary thickness of Karbolith used is one-half inch, although it can be made 
any depth required. At the ordinary thickness it weighs, when in place completed, 
something over three pounds to the square foot. 

THE SPECIAL REQUIREMENT AS TO THE BASE UPON WHICH 
fio) LO BE INSTALLED IS PERFECT RIGIDITY. 

Prices and estimates and any needed information on flooring will be furnished on 
application to any of our agents, who will be found in all of the large cities, or to the 
manufacturers. 


WE GUARANTEE KARBOLITH 
FLOORING 


HE AMERICAN MASON SAFETY TREAD CO. will guarantee all Kar- 
bolith flooring which it installs, provided the conditions of the base upon which it 
is to be laid are in strict accordance with specifications. The foundation of con- 

crete must be reasonably level and free from holes or projections and brought up to within 
a half inch of the desired surface; if of wood the boards should be of well seasoned, kiln- 
dried, tongued and grooved flooring, not over 4 inches wide, not less than 78" thick, laid 
rough side up and securely nailed, both face and blind, and firmly supported on joists or 
stringers of ample strength. 


The Eastern Press Inc. 
Boston 


AMERICAN MASON SAFETY TREAD CO. 
Manufacturers of 
ASON SAFETY TREAD: consists of a base of rolled steel or hard brass, 
the ribs being inclined to each other in pairs, and strips of lead rolled into the 
doye-tailed grooves furnish a perfect prevention from slipping. 





CARBORUNDUM SAFETY TREAD consists of our Mason steel or hard brass base, 
the grooves filled with granulated carborundum. These grains have an irregular fracture and 
are held in place by cement which binds the particles into a solid mass. 

MASON SAFETY SIDEWALK AND VAULT LIGHTS 

MASON SAFETY COAL HOLE COVERS AND KARBOLITH FLOORING 


AMERICAN MASON SAFETY TREAD CO. - 


Manufacturers of 


~Mason Safety Tread 
Mason Safety Sidewalk and Vault Lights 
Mason Safety Coal Hole Covers 


AND 


Karbolith Flooring 


